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J. BOYD.

SOFA BED.

Patented May Z1, 1895.

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SOFA- BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,607, dated May 21,1895.

Application filed October 12, 1894.

To LZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN BOYD, ot Boston, in the county of Suffolk andStateA of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sofa-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of furniture known as sofa beds,which'are convertible at will from sofas into beds and vice versa.

One object of the present inventionis to economize in the matter ofupholstery by the use of a reversible mattress having one side finishedin more elegant material than the other so that when the article isadjusted as a sofa the finer side of the mattress will be eX- posed, andwhen adjusted as a bed this tiner side is protected by reversal of themattress and that side of the latter is uppermost which is best suitedfor bed-use. While accomplishing this object a neat appearance of thearticle is maintained, and convenience of manipulation provided for.

To this end, the invention consists in the novel construction of partsrecited in the appended claim.

The accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,illustrate an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 shows a rear perspective view of a portion of a sofa-bedconstructed in accordance with the invention, as it appears whenadjusted as a sofa. Fig. 2 shows a cross-section of the same. Fig. 3shows a perspective view of the mattress.

The frame of the device is in two sections, a and b, the former mountedon legs, d', and the latter hinged to the back-edge of the secupright asshown in Figsnl and 2, or to extend horizontally in the plane of thesection, a.. The two sections are connected by hinges, each composed oftwo members, c, and, c', of angular form with the pintle passed throughthe extremities of the outstanding arms. A ratchet prop, d, is hinged tothe member, c, and the member, c', is suitably formed for the engagementof the ratchet-teeth d', so that by this means the back-section, b, maybe sustained in an upright position. A cord, d2, at-

tached to the said prop, is carried up through the back-section, a, andout through a hole,

d8, in the same and is provided with a ring,

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d4, by which tomanipulate it for the purpose of disengaging theratchetprop from the hinge-member, c.

A cushion is mounted on the frame of the device and is made in sectionsto correspond therewith.

This cushion comprises spiral springs, c, and coverings, e', extendingover the springs and attachedto the frame. A

mattress, f, covers the cushion and this mattress is reversible, oneside of it being finished for the sofa and the other for the bed'. Askirt is attached to the edges of the mattress and when the deviceisradjusted as a sofa, this skirt is stretched across the cushion andforms an edge piece covering the same. The skirt is carried under thesectional frame and is equipped with eyes, f2, which take over studs,f3, projecting in rows from the underside of the frame'. Thisarrangement provides both for ncatness in appearance and convenience ofmanipulation, for the studs are virtually concealed from view and yetare easy of access when-the mattress-skirts are to be connected with ordisconnected from them. The ends of the frame section, a, are closed byboards, a3, which are suitably finished and to which trimmings areapplied as shown.

The skirt hereinbefore mentioned comprises a ap, g, for the front of thesofa-seat, and fiaps, g and g2, for the top and ends of the sofa-back.lThis arrangement of aps gives the device a finished appearance as a sofaso that there is no suggestion of its capability of conversion into abed.

The flaps will be of the material of the sofaside of the mattress and byhaving them not only stretched across the spring-cushion but alsocarried over onto the back of the frame, all suggestion of the devicebeing anything but a sofa is avoided. The particular arrangement of theiiaps has been adopted with this object in view, tor it will be seenthat by carrying the skirt over three sides of the backsection of themattress, the ends as well as the top of the frame, b, are covered, andthe continuity of the skirt between the top and ends gives a finishedappearance. The flaps, g2, it will be noticed terminate so as not tointerfere in any way with the movement of the hinged section of theframe.

When the device is adjusted as a bed the section, b, is supported byfolding legs, h, held IOO out by braces, 72. (Only one set of theseapplianoes is shown but it will be understood that there is another setat the other end.)

The arm-rests, c', of the sofa will be made detachable. This being acommon expedient no special illustration is given.

What I claim as my invention isas follows:

A sofa-bed comprising in its construction a foundation frame composed oftwo sections hinged together one mounted on legs and constituting theseat-portion of the sofaframe and having a row of studs projecting. fromits under side along the front, and the other frame-section movable onthe` hinge from a horizontal to a substantially Vertical position andhaving rows of studs projecting from its rear side along the top andends; anda reversible mattress designed to cover both sections d of theframe and having aap or skirt attached to its front edge and arranged tostretch across the front of the seat-section of the frame and over theedge of the same onto its under side said skirt having eyes to engagethe studs on said section, the mattress also havinga flap or skirtextending along its backedge and partially along its sides or ends andarranged to stretch across the top and ends of the hinged section of theframe and over the edges thereof onto the rear side and having eyes toengage the studs on thishinged frame-section.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of October, A. D.1894.

JOHN BOYD.

Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, F. P. DAVIS.

